10-21-2003, 08:16 AM
There really is no sub-genre of punk. YOu can divide it into good and shit, but I find that more often than not, punk bands are just harsh, abrasive and unmelodic. More often than not I can really dog that, but punk music really has no merit to it. I love the occasional NoFx and Rancid song, but only half of their CDs are really good, the rest is utter crap that sounds like it was slapped together in less than an hour (I know my friend and I would write a bunch of easy songs that could have been on those albums and we really spent very little time on it).
2nd, the whole counter-culture = hot thing sounds really stupid. "Punk boiz r hotties", just like "Avril lavigne is Real rock, not some poser, she's out there and for REAL!!!!". *cringes*.
Lastly, just because a band gets a bunch of airplay, that automatically strips them of their punk status? It's like going to urbandictionary.com and finding Beethoven listed under punk (yes, he is). It's like hating a band solely because they're able to make a living and subsidize their living through their music. There is a reason why indie bands stay indie, and that typically is because they suck, same with many punk bands. They just plain suck. They can't come up with something original, melodic, harmonies or whatnot (don't believe punk can be harmonic and melodic? Listen to the pixies and you'll see).
Edit: No, I haven't gotten any sleep since my last post on the Insomniac thread.
2nd, the whole counter-culture = hot thing sounds really stupid. "Punk boiz r hotties", just like "Avril lavigne is Real rock, not some poser, she's out there and for REAL!!!!". *cringes*.
Lastly, just because a band gets a bunch of airplay, that automatically strips them of their punk status? It's like going to urbandictionary.com and finding Beethoven listed under punk (yes, he is). It's like hating a band solely because they're able to make a living and subsidize their living through their music. There is a reason why indie bands stay indie, and that typically is because they suck, same with many punk bands. They just plain suck. They can't come up with something original, melodic, harmonies or whatnot (don't believe punk can be harmonic and melodic? Listen to the pixies and you'll see).
Edit: No, I haven't gotten any sleep since my last post on the Insomniac thread.